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Cultures
Languages:
1.German
2.no second language
Religion:
1.proteant 34 percent
2.roman calthlic
Native Dish:
Name:
Recipe:Bread
Lebkuchen
GingerbreadIngredients:
2 3/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup dark corn syrup
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon water
Directions:
    1. Sift together flour, soda, and spices; stir in nuts.
    2. Beat egg and add corn syrup, sugar, lemon juice, and rind and mix well. Stir in the flour mixture.
    3. Divide the dough in half and put it on greased and floured baking sheets. Flatten dough with moistened hands to 1/8 inch thick. Bake in 400°F oven 13 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
    4. Remove from oven and brush with icing made by mixing confectioners' sugar with water. Cut while still warm. Cover and store in a tightly fitting container.
One Celebration or Festival:
at christmas people exchange gifts
on christmas eve (heiliger abend);
the familys relaxes on christmas day.
Literacy Rate:99 percent
USA: 97%
Country:99 percent
Social Customs:costmers often round up
the total giving the surver the diffrent as
an extra tip (trinkgeld)
Recreation:soccer (fulball) is the most popular
sport in millons of germans belongs to scoor clubs
Government:
Type: fedrel republic
Leader:Chancellor Angela Merkel
Independence:
When:January 18 1871
From Whom:German empire unification
Economics
Monetary Unit:
Exchange Rate:$ 2.875 trillon
GDP:
USA: $39,676
Country:$31,900
Major Industries:
1.iron
2.steel
Major Trading Partner:
Imports:934 billon f.o.b
Exports:$ 1.131 trillon f.o.b
Life Expectancy:
Men:75.96 years
Women:82.11 years
Geography
Climate:cool,cloudy wet,winter,summer
Natural Resource:
1.coal
2.lignite
3.natural gases
Physical Features:
1.Germany is smaller than montana
2.Germany river rare important for transpertation
Environmental Issues:waste disposl